Bhanupaka : A Green Process in the Preparation of an Indian Ayurvedic Medicine, Lauha Bhasma
Joint Authors
Purushothaman, Arun K.
Sethuraman, Swaminathan
Krishnan, Uma Maheswari
Sekar, Rajan K.
Krishnaswamy, Sridharan
Krishnamachary, Balaji
Pemiah, Brindha
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The use of lauha bhasma, a traditional Indian herbometallic preparation, is in vogue for centuries for the treatment of various ailments related to iron deficiency.
The preparation of lauha bhasma requires strict adherence to time-consuming, well-practiced, multistage, and multistep procedures.
One of the steps is the treatment of purified metallic ingredients with Triphala decoction (the aqueous extract of Indian gooseberry, Chebulic myrobalans, and Beleric myrobalans) in the presence of sunlight (Bhanupaka).
The formation of metal complexes due to the reaction of the metallic ingredients with the constituents of Triphala decoction has been ascertained by FTIR spectroscopy and carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen analyses.
Our results demonstrate that Bhanupaka is an essential step in the preparation of lauha bhasma.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Krishnamachary, Balaji& Purushothaman, Arun K.& Pemiah, Brindha& Krishnaswamy, Sridharan& Krishnan, Uma Maheswari& Sethuraman, Swaminathan…[et al.]. 2013. Bhanupaka : A Green Process in the Preparation of an Indian Ayurvedic Medicine, Lauha Bhasma. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Krishnamachary, Balaji…[et al.]. Bhanupaka : A Green Process in the Preparation of an Indian Ayurvedic Medicine, Lauha Bhasma. Journal of Chemistry No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Krishnamachary, Balaji& Purushothaman, Arun K.& Pemiah, Brindha& Krishnaswamy, Sridharan& Krishnan, Uma Maheswari& Sethuraman, Swaminathan…[et al.]. Bhanupaka : A Green Process in the Preparation of an Indian Ayurvedic Medicine, Lauha Bhasma. Journal of Chemistry. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510908
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510908